Do you mind if I ask you a question ? If it ’ s too personal you can forget it .   I don ’ t mind at all . You can ask me anything . We ’ re friends .   Have you got a scholarship , or are you on your own ?   I have a scholarship from my government for four years . How about you ?   I have a tuition scholarship from the university . Otherwise I ’ m on my own .   Do you mean that you ’ re self-supporting ? I didn ’ t even know you had a job !   Oh no . My family supports me . And believe me , changing foreign money into dollars is heart-breaking . You seem to get so little in return .   Yeah , I really know the feeling . I can ’ t wait to graduate so I can get a good job and earn my own money . 